Aidden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-den
- Origin
- Irish
Aidden is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little fire”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aidden mean?
Irish: spelling of Aiden, itself a spelling of Aidan
“little fire”
From Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh, 'fire'; Saint Aidan founded the monastery of Lindisfarne.
Meaning borrowed from Aiden. More on Wiktionary.
Is Aidden a girl's or a boy's name?
Aidden is a boys' name.
How popular is Aidden in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Aidden in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aidden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
Names like Aidden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Brayden, Kayden, Declan, Finn, Keegan, Ronan, Raiden, Finnegan, Kian, Brecken, Braylen
Names related to Aidden
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aidden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aidden, updated 20 October 2026.